Chef John's Cheese Blintzes
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup cold water
- 3 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon white sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- cooking spray
- 1 tablespoon butter, or as needed
- 1 ½ cups ricotta cheese, strained if wet
- ½ cup cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 large egg
- 3 tablespoons powdered sugar, divided, or more as needed
- 1 medium lemon, zested
- 1 pinch salt
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Instructions
- Gather all ingredients.
- Make the batter: Combine milk, flour, water, eggs, oil, sugar, salt, and vanilla in a blender. Blend until completely smooth, 1 or 2 minutes, scraping down the sides as needed. Let batter sit at room temperature for 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, make the filling: Whisk ricotta cheese, cream cheese, egg, 2 tablespoons powdered sugar, lemon zest, and salt together in a mixing bowl until thoroughly combined. Cover and refrigerate until needed.
- When batter has rested, heat a 10-inch, nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Spray with cooking spray and pour in about 1/4 cup batter.
- Immediately swirl batter around to coat the bottom of the skillet. Cook until the surface looks dry, about 1 minute.
- Flip crêpe and briefly cook the other side, about 30 seconds. Transfer to a plate. Repeat to cook and stack remaining crêpes.
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking dish.
- Spoon 3 to 4 tablespoons filling onto each crêpe, about 1 inch from the edge nearest you. Fold the edge over filling and flatten slightly.
- Fold in both sides, then roll crêpe into a small filled rectangle (blintz), ending with the seam on the bottom.
- Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Working in batches, cook several blintzes at a time until golden brown, turning gently, about 1 minute per side. Transfer to the prepared baking dish.
- Bake in the preheated oven to firm up the filling, about 12 minutes.
- Cool blintzes for 10 minutes, then dust lightly with remaining powdered sugar and serve.
Source
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